A meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Propaganda of Spiritual Values under the Goskomit on working with the religious structures of Azerbaijan was held, at which the issue of increasing material support provided by religious figures as persons promoting spiritual values transmits APA.
Given the growth of wages and other payments in the country, the Council decided to increase 20% of the amount of material assistance provided by officially appointed religious leaders.
Its size for imams amounted to 756 manat (earlier than 630 manat), for their substituents – 588 (490). The increase covers January, February and March of the current year.
Transfer funds to bank accounts of these religious figures has already begun.